12/3/2024 5:42:49 PM Explore our Tech Legal Outlook 2025 By Clare Murray Elaine Choo We are pleased to launch our Tech Legal Outlook 2025 which explores key global trends and legal developments in the tech sector. 2025...
3/18/2025 11:50:03 AM FCA rejection of crypto firm application shows importance of effective risk assessments By James Morris Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy In a relatively rare crypto-related decision notice, the Financial Conduct Authority has chosen not to register a cryptoasset exchange...
3/17/2025 8:30:58 AM More support for overseas firms, crypto and start-ups: FCA pledges to support growth under UK Action Plan By Peter Bevan Simon Treacy The UK Government has released a cross-sectoral Action Plan for regulation. Building on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, the plan...
3/13/2025 5:34:32 PM Online sales under the spotlight – CMA sets out consumer compliance and enforcement outlook By Kim Rust Chris Chan Ahead of the consumer protection provisions in the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC) coming into force on 6...
3/13/2025 4:48:39 PM Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update: March 2025 By Peiying Chua Alex Roberts Gabriella Savastano Welcome to the Linklaters Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update for March 2025 – a horizon scan where we flag key updates for...
3/13/2025 11:45:21 AM UK & EU Fintech and Payments regulation update – March 2025 By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Simon Treacy Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy +3 more... Show less In this monthly update, we summarise the latest legal and regulatory developments for firms in the Fintech and Payments sector. We also...
3/12/2025 5:30:40 PM Powering data centres – from atoms to bytes By Maryam Adamji As AI propels the rising power demands of data centres, the article delves into nuclear energy as a promising solution for reliable and...
3/12/2025 1:15:19 PM Spain proposes a new AI bill, including significant fines By Ceyhun Pehlivan Elena Valín Yesterday, the Spanish government announced a proposed bill designed to harmonise Spain's legal framework with the EU’s AI Act. This bill...
3/7/2025 11:21:47 AM Subcontracting rule changes agreed, clearing path towards finalised DORA rulebook By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even though the Digital Operational Resilience Act started to apply in January, some parts of the DORA regulatory framework have not yet...
3/7/2025 9:48:00 AM China: mandatory data protection compliance audit to go live on 1 May 2025 By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Ruoyi Lu On 14 February 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the final Measures for the Personal Information Protection...
3/6/2025 5:16:28 PM How the SFC plans to shape Hong Kong’s virtual asset ecosystem By Carl Fernandes Kishore Bhindi Clara Hackney Natalie Lam +1 more... Show less The SFC has recently published a "A-S-P-I-Re" roadmap which sets out the regulator’s intended direction of travel for the regulation of...
3/6/2025 3:31:05 PM 19 March "meet the regulators": Linklaters London conference on AI in financial services and other key 2025 topics in financial regulation By Karen Cooper Victoria Hickman Simon Treacy Come and join us for a half-day spring outlook conference (register here) on 19 March in our Linklaters London Office. One of four...
3/5/2025 11:18:28 AM The DIY competitiveness manual for merger control? The European Commission announces overhaul of its horizontal and non-horizontal merger guidelines By William Leslie Bernd Meyring Gerwin Van Gerven Marilena Nteve Mihai Victor Puskás +2 more... Show less Commissioner Ribera yesterday announced the Commission’s plan to revise both its horizontal and non-horizontal merger guidelines. It...
2/26/2025 3:45:00 PM China: Will free trade zones negative- and whitelists ease data exports? By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Ruoyi Lu In February, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) (including the Lingang Special Area) released rules governing its data export negative...
2/26/2025 8:23:57 AM UAE: DIFC consults on Data Protection Law amendments By Zoe Zhang The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has issued Consultation Paper No.1 concerning DIFC Law Amendment Law No. 1 of 2025 . The...
2/21/2025 10:38:14 AM DORA: ESAs set out roadmap towards the designation of critical ICT third-party service providers and Commission adopts RTS on threat-led penetration testing By Victoria McGowan Stephen Clipsham The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have provided a roadmap to move forward with designating critical ICT third-party service...
2/19/2025 10:59:48 AM Payments strategic alliances - the why, how and what to look out for By Olivia Murphy Strategic partnerships or alliances are on the rise in the payments and fintech space and in recent weeks we have seen traditional banks...